The countdown is on...

So, I am now down to one more day of work (Friday), and then surgery to come Tuesday a.m.  I'm excited.  And terrified.    Overall, excitement outweighs fear on the scale, but it really feels as if fear just all of a sudden jumped on the scale and said, "Hey!  You!  Some scary and difficult times are just about to begin!"  No kidding,
like when the chunky kid jumps on the teeter-totter & tosses the littler kid right off!   But, then the little kid gets a friend or two to help stabilize so they can all play together.

But, now I realize one huge reason why I chose the surgeon that I did.   He is also a fantastic cheerleader!  He said to me today, "Everyone thinks of hip replacement as an 'old person' surgery.  But, YOU are not an old person, so we're going to treat this like a sports injury.  And we are going for aggressive rehabilitation, are you ready for it?"   I laughed, and simply said, "Bring it on."